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Originally posted by shasta9600
Originally posted by lcbjr1979
I have never predicted a major event from elenin but I do wish to answer your question. What would have to happen for me to believe elenin can cause earthquakes? Well an earthquake would have to occur that is off the richter charts. If an elenin allignment caused the japan 9.0 quake while it was way out by saturn ( i do not know elenins exact position in march but i know it was far far away) then logic only dictates that when elenin is as close as it will be then the quake would have to be exponentially larger than a 9.
So if an 8-8.9 quake happens on the 26th or 27th, you would just chalk up as a random coincidence? I'm honestly curious
Originally posted by lcbjr1979
reply to post by shasta9600
Yeah I would. The theory has been that elenins gravity during an allignment is what has been causing the earthquakes. If the gravity is so strong that it can cause a 9.0 quake while it is out by saturn, then logically the gravitational pull would be greater on the earth the closer it gets, which would mean the earthquake would have to be far greater than a 9 during the next allignment.
A White House official confirmed this morning that Obama will visit the Seattle area and the Bay Area on September 25. The following day, the President will visit the Bay Area, the San Diego area and the Los Angeles area, where he's planning to star at two entertainment-related fundraisers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He'll head to Denver on September 27, a White House official said.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by XplanetX
The orbital diagram is a poor tool. The "alignment" occurs on September 27th at about 04:00 UTC.
Here is the ephemeris from the Horizon interface for Elenin at that time, showing where the comet (or what's left of it) will appear in the sky by Right Ascension and Declination:
2011-Sep-27 04:00, 12 13 01.75, -01 24 39.8
Here is the ephemeris for the Sun at that time:
2011-Sep-27 04:00, 12 13 08.50, +00 44 36.3
Note that the R.A. (in hours, minutes, seconds) is only about 7 seconds off. Note that the Declination (in degrees, minutes, seconds) is off by a bit more than 2º. That doesn't sound like much but when you consider that the Sun is about 1/2º across it is clear that Elenin will not transit the Sun. It would not even "touch" the Sun unless were more than 2 million miles in diameter. There will be no alignment.
You can get the ephemerides from the JPL website.
edit on 9/16/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by cloaked4u
Perfect timing for what?
Obama will probably be eating dinner in southern California when the "alignment" occurs.